It was 1942, and on the outskirts of the rural South Georgia town of Americus, a radical experiment began. Koinonia Farm was the culmination of the lifelong passions of farmer and biblical scholar Clarence Jordan. On that farm, among rows of pecan trees, after years of struggles caused by boycotts and persecution, the seeds for Habitat for Humanity were sown.
Young volunteer and advocate Kirby Page shares how she has pursued her passion and purpose with Habitat.
In 1996, Maria applied to Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity’s homeownership program in the hopes of providing a safe and stable home for her five children. Now 25 years later, she and her friends celebrated her final mortgage payment, and in Habitat tradition, they burned the mortgage papers she signed all those years ago.
When you volunteer with Habitat’s Global Village program, you contribute a program donation that helps support Habitat’s vision of creating a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
The mayor of Fort Saskatchewan in Alberta, Canada, discusses the housing situation in her city, the neighborhood where the Carter Work Project will build and more.
Travel in your recreational vehicle to a variety of build sites around the U.S.
For Topeka Habitat, Habitat’s Aging in Place program has become a cornerstone of their work — just as the population the program serves continues to be a cornerstone of strength in the community.
Habitat CEO Jonathan Reckford reflects on just what you help build when you build with us.
What does meaningful work mean and what kinds of jobs and volunteer opportunities does Habitat offer?
